Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decaphosphorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-caphos-pho-rus
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Uncountable

Etymology

From deca- + phosphorus.

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Questions

What does decaphosphorus mean?
ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound
Where does decaphosphorus come from?
From deca- + phosphorus.

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